Bárbara Teixeira

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Director of Product Design at Sword Health

Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Overview

Bárbara is the Director of Product Design at Sword Health, where she focuses on connecting creativity, technology, and business needs to create engaging products. A graduate of the Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa, she previously scaled teams and led major website rebranding projects at Talkdesk.

She is a strong advocate for remote-first work culture, believing that strong bonds and high efficiency can thrive in a remote setting. Motivated by strategic thinking, planning, and collaboration, she is passionate about shaping high-performance teams and helping people build fulfilling career paths.

She has spoken on the podcast "Ilusões de Grandeza" about the unique challenges and meaningful wins of designing products for the healthcare industry.

Personality Overview

Enthusiastic

Big Picture Person

Imaginative

They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.  They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.

Topics They Care About

Design in Healthcare
Leads product design at Sword Health and has publicly discussed the unique challenges and impact of creating user experiences in the healthcare sector.
Team Leadership
Passionate about shaping cross-functional, high-performance teams and building career paths where individuals are highly motivated and can shine.
Remote Collaboration
A vocal proponent of "remote first" work environments, believing that strong collaboration and efficiency can thrive in a non-office setting.

Media Appearances

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Work History

7-2023
Director of Product Design at Sword Health
8-2021 - 5-2023
Senior Manager, UX Design - Web Team at Talkdesk
9-2018 - 8-2021
Design Manager - Web Team at Talkdesk
9-2017 - 8-2018
Senior UX Designer - Creative Team at Talkdesk
4-2017 - 9-2017
Digital Designer Consultant at Microsoft

Education

2001 - 2007
BA from Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa
2005 - 2006
Multimedia Design from ETIC

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Insights For Selling To Bárbara

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone

DONT's

  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Bárbara is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Bárbara

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Bárbara move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Bárbara take some risk or not?

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And Bárbara

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